2014届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解创优专练1Passage1Whichgenderisthemosttalkative?Nomatterwhatyouanswer,youarepartiallyright.ArecentGallupPollshowedthatbothmenandwomenbelievethatwomenpossessthegiftoftalkingandsomeevenbelievewomenarebiologicallybuiltforconversation,butallofthatischallengedinaresearchpublishedintheNovemberissueofPersonalityandSocialPsychologyReview.InarecentresearchbyCampbellLeaperandMelanieAyres,theycollectedalloftheavailableevidencefromdecadesofscientificstudyandsystematicallycombinedthefindingsintoanoverallpictureofthedifferencesbetweenmenandwomenregardingtalkativeness.Theyfoundasmallbutreliabletendency（趋势）formentobemoretalkativethanwomenincertaincases,suchaswhentheywereconversingwiththeirwivesorwithstrangers.Womentalkedmoretotheirchildrenandtotheircollegeclassmates.Thetypeofspeechwasalsoexploredintheresearch.Theresearchersdiscoveredthat,withstrangers,womenweregenerallymoretalkativewhenitcametousingspeechtoensureherconnectiontothelistener,whilemen’sspeechfocusedmoreonanattempttoinfluencethelistener.Withclosefriendsandfamily,however,therewasverylittledifferencebetweengendersintheamountofspeech.60.Thispassagemainlytalksaboutaresearchconductedby_______.A.GallupPollB.PersonalityandSocialPsychologyReviewC.CampbellLeaperandMelanieAyresD.theauthor61.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdescribesthemainideaofthepassage?A.Womenarebornmoretalkativethanmen.B.Menarebornmoretalkativethanwomen.C.Womenandmenaretalkativeindifferentcases.D.Womenarenomoretalkativethanmen.62.Theunderlinedwordgendermeans_______.A.peopleB.nationalityC.cultureD.sex63.Talkingwithstrangers,________.1A.womenaremoretalkativethanwithpeopletheyknowB.menaremoretalkativethanwiththeirwivesC.womenprefertolistenmoreratherthanspeakmoreD.menspeakalottohavetheiropinionsaccepted参考答案60.C61.C62.D63.DPassage2Anewstudysuggeststhatthemoreteenagerswatchtelevision,themorelikelytheyaretodevelopdepressionasyoungadultsTheresearchersusedanationallong-termsurveyofadolescent（青少年的）healthtoinvestigate（调查）therelationshipbetweenmediauseanddepression.Theybasedtheirfindingsonmorethanfourthousandadolescentswhowerenotdepressedwhenthesurveybeganin2000.Aspartofthesurvey,theyoungpeoplewereaskedhowmanyhoursoftelevisionorvideostheywatcheddaily.Theywerealsoaskedhowoftentheyplayedcomputergamesandlistenedtotheradio.Mediausetotaledanaverageoffiveandone-halfhoursaday.MorethantwohoursofthatwasspentwatchingTV.Sevenyearslater,in2007,morethansevenpercentoftheyoungpeoplehadsignsofdepression.Theaverageageatthattimewastwenty-one.Theresearcherssaytheydidnotfindanysuchrelationshipwiththeuseofothermediasuchasmovies,videogamesorradio,etc.Butthestudydidfindthateveryextrahouroftelevisionmeantaneightpercentincreaseinthechancesofdevelopingsignsofdepression.Youngmenweremorelikelythanyoungwomentodevelopdepressiongiventhesameamountofmediause.Thestudydidn'texploreifwatchingTVcausesdepression.Butonepossibilityisthatitwastakingtimeawayfromactivitiesthatcouldhelppreventdepression.LastDecember,thejournalSocialIndicatorsResearchpublishedastudyofactivitiesthathelpleadtohappylives.SociologistsfromtheUniversityofMarylandfoundthatpeoplewhodescribethemselvesashappyspendlesstimewatchingtelevisionthanunhappypeople.Thestudyfoundthathappypeoplearemorelikelytohesociallyactive,toread,attendreligiousservicesandtovote.72.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe___________...
